Barreras v. New Mexico Corrections Department

OPINION

FRANCHINI, Justice.

At the time of the incidents giving rise to this action plaintiffs Barreras, Buxton, and Jaramillo were employed on a probationary basis as correctional officers at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility (CNMCf). Plaintiffs were dismissed from their employment after testing positive for use of THC. This cause of action was brought against defendants The New Mexico Corrections Department (the Department), Michael Francke and O. Lane McCotter, then employed as Secretaries of Corrections of the State of New Mexico, and Deraid Kerby, then warden at CNMCF.

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